On the Aindra School of Sanskrit Grammarians, their Place in the Sanskrit and Subordinate Literatures c8.24

c8.24

Of the second chief recension which Schlegel brought into notice it is possible to show that it has not been left unaltered. This important information is due to the anonymous author of the oldest commentary that we possess as regards this recension, and which is referred to everywhere as an authority—the Kaṭakaṭīkā. The name given to this work is ominous, the Kaṭaka being the berry of the poisonous strychnine tree which is used in India (so people say) to clear muddy water¹; but the author has stated, in more than one place, the principles on which he worked. These were first pointed out by Dr. Muir²; they are as follows: